Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+)
When you are looking for comfortable and convenient accommodations in Phuket, make Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+) your home away from home. A stay at Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+) ensures an easy access to the lively city and all of its wonders. The true local flavors and culture of Phuket are yours with a stay at Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+), located just 7.0 km from the famous Bangla Road.
Travelers are guaranteed to have a hassle-free stay with all the amenities and services provided by Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+). Stay connected throughout your stay with free internet access provided. To help pre-arrange your arrival and departure, airport transfer services can be booked before you even check in. Your explorations of Phuket can be assisted with taxi and car hire services available.
Parking is provided free of charge for guests. You'll have no problem planning out your days and transportation needs with front desk services including concierge service, express check-in or check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes. The resort's ticket service and tours can even help you book tickets and reservations for entertainment and explorations. While lodging at this wonderful resort, a charming and cozy on-site fireplace will keep you warm on cold days and nights.
Wear your favorite outfits again and again thanks to the dry cleaning service and laundry service offered at Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+). In-room conveniences such as room service and daily housekeeping will make staying in a great choice. The resort is entirely non-smoking. Smoking may only take place in restricted designated areas.
Rooms at Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+) are designed with the guest in mind. To enhance your stay, some rooms at the resort come with air conditioning. The specially-designed rooms at Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+) offer a layout option like a balcony or terrace. The resort's in-room entertainment is second to none, with television and cable TV provided to guests in select rooms.
You may be assured to know that a refrigerator, a coffee or tea maker, bottled water and mini bar are available in some select rooms. You can stay fresh and clean with a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels provided in some of the guest bathrooms.
Dining and things to do
Wake up with no worries at Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+), where breakfast can be provided in house. What's better than a good cup of coffee? Start every vacation day at the resort with an energizing cup of quality coffee. Throughout your stay, choose from a variety of delicious dining options at the resort. Once there, be sure to check out bar for some in-house nighttime fun.
The resort even has in-house cooking amenities such as BBQ facilities for its most selective guests.
Whether you're looking for an adventure or are just looking for a way to unwind after a hard day, Karona Resort & Spa (SHA Plus+) has a range of activities that will meet your needs. While you're there, be sure to take some time to explore the easily accessible beach. Warm up at the end of the day with a visit to the massage, hot tub, steam room, spa and sauna. The resort's on-site pool invites you every day for a cooling dip or a few refreshing laps.
The resort's the poolside bar allows you to have the most casual of cocktail times with a mellow drink. With the resort's fitness facility, you can either get in your daily workout, or just sweat out your jet lag. No need to go anywhere after dinner -- play with friends or family at the library.
Around the property
Venture outside the resort and explore Phuket. Sometimes the best vacation days are spent doing nothing. With Patong Beach located 7.2 km away, you can turn a sunny day into a perfect chill out with sand and surf. You're sure to want to visit Big Buddha Phuket located 1.8 km away, among the most sought-after photographs for anyone visiting Phuket.
Reasons to stay here
Spend less here on rooms than you would at 90% of other accommodations in the city.
Verified reviews for this resort's food and dining options score it better than 95% of accommodations in the city.
Travelers who stayed here really appreciated the location, scoring it better than 90% of the city's other options.
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Great Hotel”
karona is a great hotel for the price. it's about 200m walk down to karon beach, plenty of restaurants nearby, great pool. staff are great. good breakfast. towells for the pool and beach. they are fibbing about the wifi in the rooms unless you have rooms that are close to the broadcast area. didn't eat in the hotel other than the first night but food was good. unfortunately the have live music every night except sunday with a philipino couple murdering 50 year old western songs like needles and pins which is not want you want to listen to while you eat. it's also 100% russian guests so if you are into a smoke-free environment forget it. but that applies to phuket generally i guess.
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Great & Value for Money”
stayed at karona resort and spa intially only because it was close to a cricket tornament that my club was involved in. i was only expecting it to be "somewhere to sleep". to my pleasant suprise i found this hotel to be fantastic. it ticked all the boxes and wouldnt hesitate to stay there again! have absolutely no complaints!
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just perfect”
even if the location was just perfect the personal of karona resort and spa was the reson why i will come back to this hotel as fast as posibble. they were fantastic!!! still familiar atmosphere, romms very cleen, everyone very helpfull and kind. i can warm recommend this hotel.
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Gorgeous facility, pool, and great location”
i read a review to get a room, not a bungalow - definitely worth it - we got a room on the top floor - the room was very nice, and had a balcony, with a view of the ocean. sunsets are the best in phuket, so having this feature was well worth the money. the double level pool was nice - and when we were there, not many people used it. we could easily walk to the beach and to restaurants, as this hotel is right on the border between karon and kata. when i was in phuket before, i stayed at katathani and i didn't like the beach as much at kata. and patong is dirtier and more crowded. karon is a nice middle ground. but if you have a week in phuket, i recommend you stay in two places, or at least take the time to travel to other beaches. i was surprised at the cost of the tuk tuks, but as gas prices are high, a 15 minute tuk tuk ride could cost you $10. this can add up if you are trying to get to different places, so we opted to just change hotels mid-week.
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Amazing Hotel with good location”
I went to the Karona Resort with my parents and brother and the stay was awesome. We wanted to stay away from too much of noise and yet be in walking distance to good restaurants and market place and Karona was a perfect match. The customer service was the selling point. The hotel pool is decent and Karon beach is just walking distance.
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Birthday getaway ”
It was a great experience staying in Karona. So affordable and they allowed Me to check out a bit late. Nice and spacious room. But my room is a located on the 2nd floor And on a higher area. Bit tiring climbing up and down the stairs. But all else are great!
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Very nice pool, some rooms not at god position”
Karuna have a very good location, near to best part of Karon Beach. It is little bit far away from Karon center, but very near to Kata. We did not like Kata because is overcrowded and do not recommend. Pool in Karona Resort is best part, also breakfast. Most expencive rooms are perfect because they are on high flor, so you will have perfect sea view. Be carefull with rooms very very near restoran, it is too loud and a lot of people will have view to your terrase.
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Lovely hotel with great location”
The hotel is located close to Kata centrum but still very calm due to its close inner garden with poolarea and resturant and approx. 200 m from Karona beach just across the street. Works fine for both shoppers as swimmers. Friendly wellcome even when we arrived late in the evening. Very friendly and helpful staf.
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Great Resort , Great Location, Great Staff.”
Loved my stay at Karona Resort & Spa. I will be back..
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Handy for the beach”
The Karona is well situated for a beach holiday. The rooms are spacious and well maintained with good standards of cleanliness. The staff were very friendly and always available. We stayed over the new year and were forced into booking the gala dinner on new years eve. This was extremely over priced and poor value for money. A couple of negatives were the amount of steps to climb to get to our room (Over 80) so not recommended for older people. There were only around 30 sunbeds around the pool all of which were reserved by 7.00am and the hotel staff had no system for removing the towels from the sunbeds that were obviously not in use, good job the beach was near by.
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Great hotel - fantastic location”
This hotel is located on the hill but despite having to walk up the hill and to climb 4 stories to our suite we loved this place. We went there in July. It was quiet, very quiet. Staff was lovely and helpful. Room was clean + they upgraded us to a suite. Some rooms were being renovated but we were never bothered with any noise. Breakfast was great - different stuff every day. You could walk straight down the hill to Karon beach or to the left across the town to fantastic Kata beach. Great restaurant Lucky Tom's Ma's Home Kitchen was also within a walking distance on Taina 67, Kata Center. If we were coming back to Phuket we would stay again at this hotel. Pools are nice if you like pools.
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Great location and swimming pool”
I had really great time in Karona resort. The location was perfact and staff were frendly. Especially the swimming pool was really beautiful.
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excelent, enjoyed my stay!”
the hotel is located by the beach of karon and not far from the beach of kata (this is an advantage for me that like to change of place). it's a quiet hotel with a nice pool. the room is big, clean and nicely decorated. compared to other hotels in the area the price is really good. the spa service is also nice. the staff is kind, as usually in thailand.
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Great value, wonderful staff, very good location.”
Staff were the best I've encountered. Started with a Supreme Room but because there happen to be a walkway to the pool by our balcony there was no privacy unless curtains closed. Changed to Sea View which was perfect. Breakfast was good, not great only because of fewer options for a buffet. The ride from the airport was a little longer than to Patong or Phuket. I recommend this resort & would stay again.
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worth paying extra for the deluxe sea view room”
upon arriving at the karona, we were informed that our deluxe sea view room (that we had booked six months ago) was unavailable for our first night. we were instead taken to a dingy little room that overlooked the car park. however, the next morning we were taken to our booked room which was really lovely. the views were beautiful, and worth the walk up several flights of stairs (there is no elevator.) the location was fantastic, just across the road from karon beach. there are nicer places to stay in phuket but for the time of year (christmas) the karona fit the bill perfectly.
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Lovely resort with good access to beach”
we enjoyed our stay here, the resort is lovely, 2-3min by walk from karon beach and 10-15min from kata beach. the property has a swimming pool, breakfast varies each day and was tasty. there are many restaurants nearby. i recommend this place however transportation is pain - i do not recommend using taxis/tuk tuks standing outside hotel. they belong to some sort of group that artificially controls/inflates taxi prices on karon/kata beach to unacceptable level (including hotel taxi).
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Worth for the money we paid”
My little son, wife, and I have stayed here for 3 nights so far so good. Pros. - Staffs are nice and very friendly. When I asks them how to get into Phuket landmark, they're willing to explain and also recommend another interesting places to visit. Last but not least, I forgot my wristwatch in the room. Fortunately, the staff found it and took it to me before I left. Super awesome service. - Swimming pool is awesome and clean so that my little boy has enjoyed playing the pool every morning and evening. - Breakfast food is average but it's included with booking. This can save us the money and time to find the restaurant in the morning. Cons. - Hotel doesn't have elevator, so it's pretty hard for family with little child like us to stay at 3rd floor. My wife and I had to walk up and down while we must carry our son. ** I would recommend family with little children to request reception to reserve the room at lower floor. Eg. 1st or 2nd - Toilet doesn't have a bidet sprayer at lavatory and also the shower is ceiled at the wall. it's not comfortable to clean up or take a bath for our child.
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Feels Comfortable”
It was really a great stay with Karona that makes me feel like I wanna come back again and stay in the same place probably sometime soon this year.
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Ideal location, spacious rooms & great service”
rooms are very spacious, very clean toilets. the concierge is very polite and service is great & fast. love the location, however the wifi in the e room is very weak. most of the time i have to walk to lobby to get a connection. tried the room service menu, food is terrible. the spa massage is also one of the worse treatment i have ever encounter. there are massage stations just right outside the hotel charging at one quarter of the price but their skills are so much better. neverthess in terms of hotel stay, it is still a great value for money stay esp for solo travellers.
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Good Hotel ”
Pros Location 2 mins walk to karon beach. Though google maps says its 1.2 km. Room is clean and big Staff always greet with a smile Swimming pool is nice Spa is a must try 350 baht for 1 hour thai massage Cons No airport transfer to hotel Ripoff transfer from hotel to airport 1200 baht. Outside is 1000 baht Staff keep on asking to return the towel Restaurant price is expensive compared to nearby restaurants
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